The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 21 April 1898

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. ~HIRD SERIES. THURSDAY, APRIL 2.st, .898. No. 560
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  • 86 1 Mr \l< I it 1 <. States 245 and the MOl vov Doctrine 245 Philippines, 240 'Mis Rifle C 1 246 ■i* 1 iminats, 240 rs Local Ihu nee, 246 nlributor v. Editor, 249 ipositions by Partners, 257 ne Court of Inquiry. Stranding 01 the Sam I tAi >n
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  • 92 1 On [6th April, 1898, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Ven. Archdeacon Perham, Dovbr, second son of ihe late Captain. >ver F irr i r.n., to M vude, eldest daughter of the Rev. G. Phillips Pbarce, Vicar of St. Paul's Cheltenham. On the 19th inst., at
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  • 656 1 e and unbribed by I tl her glorious precrpi ::r;»w, to Religion, T.nya'.ty, and F.aw. \pri! 14th.) Events move on their determined way. Phe ommittees of the American Senate and ol the H use ol Representative.- have reported to their respective Houses in precisely the
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  • 574 1 (April 15th.) Beyond the instructive fact t>( the <.c--tual figures of the division in the House ot Representatives at Washington over the Report of the Foreign Committee, urging Cuban independence, to be supported by the < j ntirt resources of the United States, there
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 72 1 iENSON'S WATCHE; FACTORY, IUD i/^ E HILL MAKER TO H. M. THE QUEEN -HCIALLT MANU. ACTURBD 4KD RICOKV r( DSI iN the East, Binson's Special strenuth 11 FIELD" WATCH Ki fLsa% Rroum Half Chronomhtkk £iC LUDGATE' 1 WATCH, HftU Quastim Plate Smglish Lbvhr pul: tbd. Silver, /5.5J Gold, j£ift.iaa u
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    • 71 1 ADOLF STERNBERG, UPHOLSTERER AND DEALER IN NEW AND SECOND-HAND ftjRNITURE, 5 t it OR] S'J'kEKT. d»i i brnbbrg respectfully be^s to inform 1 the public ol Singapore 1 hat he has re-opened i»s ibiishmeni at the abovi a Idress. He al o ;^|t ihai his coustani en devour Mill be
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 472 1 THE WEEK. i he next mail from Europe is expected to arrive by the P. O. S.S. Bengal tom< rrow, with London advices to the ist inst. She wil be followed by the M. M. S S Yarra on the 3rd prox., with the English mails ol the Bth inst.
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  • 81 2 A Mixed Rifle Corps. (April 16th.] Has our contemporary worked out the precise amount that the remarkable voluntce." hoA\ he advocates would co>t the Colon] And has he any idea whether from the militar) oint of view the suggested kaleidoscopic force would be worth employment, ot worth raising at all
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  • 156 2 In connection with the interesting letters on the Philippines as formerly for a time in the power of Britain, and the terms of their ransom therein alluded to. we are assured that the question of the remaining unpaid part of the ransom was waived by
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  • 956 2 (April 1 8th.) The military divagatioi s oi oui 1 ontemporary have been, at intervals, of considerable amusement. When in 1887 a number of experienced volunteers, who had brought their service record with them to Singapore, decided by the light of that experience and from a
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  • 369 2 A CniNAM an who was caught maliciously damaging the mathtnefV of a cotton mil at Shanghai has been convicted and sentenced to receive 500 blows, a month's caogue, and a year's imprisonment. While excessive punishments are perhaps to be deprecated such as the old one of
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  • 215 2 IHE heavier rates for war risks or, snipping, especially sailers, that are now being charged by marine insurance companies! are symptoms of the general uneasiness which is prevailing in business centres in consequence of the relations between Spain and the United State- and the crisis in the Far
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  • 720 2 One of the curiosities of the present political situation which reallv consist? of a group ol very remarkable situations each Important In its own way is that, while in no -ense has any one of these lost its significance as bearing on the future of
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  • 864 2 was to bave a antic pal d th< twc Houses o! the LJnit< Stafc s sitting in joint conference it-c' 1 tnarkable historical event have an agreement as to the terms of resolution which thev are to forward President McKivi.FY afi their repl recent message. The Senatorial
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  • 687 3 The charge against Benoh, of causing the death of a Chinaman at the 6th mile on the Changi-road by shooting, was this morning withdrawn, the Coroner having returned a verdict of accidental death. To those who stick to the Julian calendar of computing their year to-morrow
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  • Correspondence.
    • 379 3 Dear Mr. Editor As a shipmaster, for many years accustomed to the navigation of New Harbour, I beg leave to refer to the paragraph in your issue of the 12th, concerning the stranding of the tank steamer Astral on the morning of the Bth inst.,
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    • 879 3 in iil£ Ki)! PORi Sir, I would feel obliged by your kindly correcting an error in your columns of yesterday with regard to the family ot H. E. Don Pedro P. Roxas. !t was not his brother but his second cousin, Don Francisco L. Roxas, who \v:is shot
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  • 364 3 The success attending the musical evening griven bv the S. Y. A. at camp hi Tanjong Katong on Monday, with the assistance of the fine band of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and the evident pleasure the visitors took in that simple yet pleasing entertainment, suggests the idea that
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  • 32 3 Tiie orders of the day for the meeting ot the Legislative Council, on Monday next include the Christian Marriages Bill in Committee, and the Indian Immigration Bill, ti st reading.
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  • 1104 4 (Wednesday, April 13th, 1898.) The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioner-, was held this afternoon, Mr. Gentle presiding. There were also present Mr. Sohst, Mr. W. Nanson, Mr. \V. Evans, Mr. H. Fort, Mr. Moses, Mr. Choa GiangThyeand Mr. Tan Cheng Titan. FINAN( B. The financial statement showed
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  • 724 4 There is a young lady at Buitenzorg who i- said to handle a revolver as skilfully as she does the implements used at ryst-tafel. Quite recently some thieves were at her bedroom window at night trying to break through. The lady rose and opened fire with her revolver
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  • 199 4 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body in the mean season." All communications should be addressed "Chess, Singapore Free Press.'' Original problems should be
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  • 753 4 White to play and mate in three moves Problem No. 43. By Sam Lloyd, New York. White to pla\ and, mate in two moves* Game No. 52. fhe following tournament game, remarkable tor the brilliance o( its termination, was played some time back at ihe Mi Ibourne
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  • 570 4 residence on Thursday Mornii n aftei ness. I'he dec< asc I, who was a not \vt nl to s< a' h n quite a l.:! ij in hi* prof* sston^il it a comparai rely ea he was \nS rtsj onsible po ition ofComm one c t
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  • 505 5 Our Tientsin contemporary has it on good authority that 2,000 Russian troops are at Port Arthur. 1 It is reported that Mr. Waeber, the iormer Russian Minister to Korea, is to be sent back to the Peninsula. 1 H.M.S. Bonaventure formerly flagship on ihc Indian Station,
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  • 189 5 H. M. S. "TERRIBLE iumk 01 Coming ro China, oJ experiments, which, are to extend days, were commenced on ihe new at Portsmouth yesterday morning. is to ascertain what is ihe actual nsumplion neces-tary to work the auxiliary irmaUoii h»s been received that dur- royage to China th Powerful consumed
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  • 866 5 Before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones this morning the case of Mrs. Lavvson v. Arnot Reid came on for hearing. Mr. Carter (Messrs. Donaldson and Burkinshaw) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Napier for the defence. In his opening statement counsel stated lhat this was an action for
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  • 33 5 Chea Soo Kian, a licensed spirit shopkeeper, was fined Si 70 by Mr. Howard yesterday tor having in his possession spiiituou> liquors other than those which had been purchased from the Spirit Farmer
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  • 1223 5 Few branches of Municipal administration have developed more rapidly than that of the Hackney Carriage and Jinrikisha Department. Until 1880 the jinrikisha was unknown in Singapore, the first two rinding their way, along with a shipment of Japanese goods, to Messrs. Powelland Co.'s salerooms
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  • 778 5 (N. 0- C. Herald > I !v^ French paper published on tl e other side of thv* Yangkingpang, the £c/u) (£0 Chine, in the recent article in which it endeavoured Lo -how that tiv of England in China was terminated, ..r--i»ue.d thai with its enormous bquadron, Lhe
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  • 1707 6 Reprinted from the Singapore Free Press, 3th Sept., 18Q7). An Interesting Letter. A correspondent writes to the Financial News In connnection with the continued trouble which Spain is having with her Philippine possessions, and the enormous expense which the fighting must be to a country which
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  • 143 6 H. M. S. Immortalite at Hongkong, has been coaled and stored, and is now pre paring for sea. It was learnt in Nagasaki (says the N. C. Daily News) when the Ernest Simons came through, that H. M. S. Narcissus was there, waiting to be docked in consequence
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  • 394 6 Private advices by French Mail, via Hongkong, state that intense excitement was prevalent in Manila and the Philippines generally, owing to the alarming increase of the rebellion, and the prospecj of hostilities with America The rebellion is extending throughout the islands and into Provinces hitherto loyal; the
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  • 262 6 In his opening remarks, the President (of the Municipal Commissioners) said that since their last meeting they had passed the first of April"— Presidential Statement, 13th April, 1898.] For, at least, another Year, The Commission need not fear, Though what they feared before, I do not know But
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  • 72 6 In order to encourage the study of the Chinese language the Government of India have decided that a year's leave, with full pay, shall be granted to an officer proceeding to Peking with the view of placing himself under instruction, the leave to begin a fortnight
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  • 55 6 SIR CH ARLES MITCHELL. H. ii Sir Charles Mitchell, Governor of the Strait s Settlements, and Lady Mitchell, who left Hongkong by th Empress of China nn the 71 h, had a send off by H. L. Acting Governor Black, and llie leading officers of the Garrison and the Civil
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  • 66 6 Ladies and members are reminded that entries for the mixed foursomes will close to-morrow afternoon. The conditions laid down by the donor of the prurs will be strictly adhered to, that unless there are 15 entries, there will be no competition. At present there are only 6
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  • 395 6 Shot on a Mother's Grave. At about ten minutes past eleven on the morning of the 31st March, Frederick Collins, second son of Mr. H. Collins, foreman of the Japan Herald, committed suicide in the Yokohama Cemetery over his mother's grave, by shooting himself through the
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  • 315 6 We have already given full details of the U. S. squadron in the Far East, and now proceed to furnish details of the Spanish squadron so far as our various present and latest sources of information go. These vessels consist of the following
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  • 64 6 The following fable shows the [KOgre« oi the plague in Bombay in its late recrudescence. 1 d .ii Plague Week ending Mortal tj Mortality. 24th Dec, 1897 785 eto 21st I^9 {15 18th 075 4th Jan., 1898 1,061 4 w 25th l.7?^> <i~? Ist Feb. 1.871
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  • 367 6 The results o* the Cambridge Local H\aminauons held here have now come to hand. This is the tirst year in which the scholars oi tlv Schools of this Colony liav^ competed in this examination, and Ibe results may be taken as likelv to be improved on
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  • 44 6 \J\) to noon on the 6th. 286 *■■>■- i plague had hern r- portr! H-. 1 of them during tlie pit? Mi 24 nl The deaths report H ►n h. i 24, u 1 3 dm ing Oi Iqu _>_^ li MH- fytuhj
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  • 796 7 Saturday, as usual, rain and no cricket. The mail despatched from Singapore to London, via Brindisi, on the 25th March is expected to be delivered >»n Ihe 1 8th inst. [*he Siam, th-- pionr^-r of the Royal Danish mail line of steamers, for which Messrs. Guthrie
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  • 1142 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostn est farrago libelli JUVBNAL. When the Topicist read, in a paper received last mail, an account of a lecture given by Miss Florence Marryat on Mistakes in Marriage/' his inward comment was what the D l does a spinster know about the
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  • 557 7 The visit of the W. Y. teams to Selangor has produced a series of close matches, and a development of sportsmanlike affinity'' that has much pleased Selangor. We append the results of the various The Rifle Match. At 200 yds the Regiment led by two
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  • 649 7 Woi k started punctually at twenty minuter to six this morning, and the usual mist being totally absent, lookers-on were able to distinguish the different horses at all parts ol the course. A* we near the eventful dev our trainers give their horsestronger work, and some
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  • 148 7 News has been received at Lagos of the arriva of Lieut. -Col. M'Callum, the Governor, at Ilesha, the stronghold of the Bariba, where he was received with acclamation by the King, chiefs, and people, who expressed gratification at the arrangements concluded to ensure tranquillity, the promotion of
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  • 1997 8 B^ JOHN Dill Ross. Shanghai. XLVII. The drawbacks to life in Shanghai are sufficiently numerous. There is the Woosung Bar. and the enormous house rents and cost ot living generally, a very trying climate during the hot months, besides a variety of those minor worries which
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  • 1426 8 THK STRANDING OF THE "SAM TOR." The Marine Court of Enquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding off the s.s Sam Tor on the 24th ultimo off Pulau Tembelas was held 'his tnorni g. The Court consisted of Mr. B. I Icum, President, Lt. Cayley, H M. S. Plover, Capt.
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  • 184 8 We publish in anoth< i oluran the prospectus ot the Tan Kim 1 ian Si unship Co. Ltd., and applications Foe shat to thamount oi $50,000 will be re i up to April 50 th Ihe name o( lan Kim 1 ian li;tv ii -.m
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  • 204 8 The I hair man M ihi H gkottg Chaw h-. <>\ t i mil)' i i I .!.)>.*. ;j( i h annual i. r■ ni.< t\n^ in ii -ni r < 1 1 t i h x <. f i a i j^ < t j 1
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  • 508 9 Sergeant Rainbow of the Police has been transferred to the Marine Station, and Serjeant Beat tie has got back to the Gambling Suppression Department. We understand that Capt. Duft. A.I) C. to His Honour the Officer Administering the Government, was an officer in the militia ittalion
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  • 1141 9 Russia and Port Arthur. In the House of Commons, on March iSth Mr. O'Kelly asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that Her Majesty's Government had protested against the granting by China of a lease of Port Arthur to Russia. Mr. Curzon, in reply,
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  • 860 9 The Rt< ent Frontier War. The /Ukk\s pa\* xheir Tribute. Bombay, April 4.— The Khyber Zakkas have paid up in full their quota ol rifles and rupees. Return 01 the Tir\h Force. Sir Wm. Lockhart (,oes Home. Bombay, April 5. The Tirah field force has now been reduced
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  • 672 9 fßy the Mail j Cablegram from Labuan for week ended 20th inst. concerning Labuan a?.d Borneo Company states: "Output, first quality *****n5; second quality, 550 tons sold locally, first quality 525 tons.'' Mine report of the Pahang Kabang tor December states Semiliang Fraser's Lode The end east
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  • 160 9 PRINCE RANJITSINGHI COLOMBO. I'he Indian cricketing Piince arrived in < 0 mb > this morning [6th) from Australia by tin Orient Liner Ormuz with Mr. Stoddart's Learn. He came ashore in the af o- Sum diffit iihy was experienced in landii g in consequence o\ a case of scarlet iwei
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  • 258 9 The Sumatra Rack Railway, lately constructed, is said to be the first of its kind built purely for industrial purposes over any considerable length of line. It forms a part of the Sumatra state railways, and crosses the Baris^n mountain range commencing at Kajoe Tanna, on the
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  • 719 10 During the past week all the horses have been going more or less well, and the prospects for the coming meeting are very bright. The tracks keep in good form, considering the rain we have had. and anything that can gallop ought to make good time. The
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  • 172 10 Where the Namoa was Lost. The China Mail is informed that the reward ottered for the discovery of the rock on which the I Douglas steamer Namoa was wrecked some months ago has induced the Chinese fishermen to give reliatlt information to the Harbour Master at Foochow.
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  • 1057 10 Imperial Defence: The Colonies and the Navy. Mr. G. J. Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, admits that it is extraordinary that the British colonies should, in the past, have contributed so little towards the cost of Imperial Naval Defence. He expresses pleasure, however, at the
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  • 617 10 The cruiser Terrible, sister ship to the Powerful, was commissioned at Portsmouth on 24th inst. by Captain Robinson and a crew of 870 men. This is practically the Terrible' s first commission, as she was only mobilised for the Jubilee review. She is commissioned for foreign service, and
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  • 113 10 A coolie named Gi Ah Cheng, who was working in the dry dock at Tanjong Pagar, met with his death on Saturday night. In some way he touched some part of the electric lighting apparatus, which is said to have been naked, and received a shock which
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  • 186 10 (Hongkong Telegraph.) The fact of the matter is that Great Britain has been fooled by Russia. We get Wei-hai-wei, which Mr. Balfour says is not to be used for trade it is something worth having, but not much. We get some unknown places opened
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  • 30 10 Three sons of the Gaekwar of Baroda accompanied by their English tutor and his wife, and a native doctor, were passengers on board the Laos from Bomb iy to Yokokama.
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  • 160 10 The following appears in the Municipal President's report for February A proposal on the part of the Tanjong Pa^ar Dock Company to erect, on their premises and near the wharves, a tank capable of storing j-^, tons of this substance, from whence it could be ir
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  • 69 10 Tuesday, May 24th. will be a pub,.-. holiday. Mr. VV. J. Xapier is placed 011 the committees of the Raffles Museum] and u Botanical Gardens, vice Mr. Brydgtrs Mr. J. O. Anthonisz is granted fitted months leave. Mr. L M. Woodward Is ai pointed to act as Official
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  • 60 10 Scene and Time.—Dinner on boat a ok of H.M. s Ships on the Borneo coast. Tke talk is of war material. Naval Officer (to British N'orth Borneo Official) u All our cartridges are made o f cordite." 8.X.8.0. (to X.O.;.—"Really f You don t say so! all our cartridges
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  • 581 10 "BRITISHCOMMERCE IN TIME OF WAR" E (Commerce, 23rd March.) Quite an interesting article has appeared in the columns of the Smgapore Free Press on the safety of British commerce in time ot war. It is often suggested by writers ill foreign newspapers, saythe article, that British ocean commerce is so
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  • 662 11 It is reported that H. M. S. I mmortalite will leave Hongkong for Singapore about i week hence. H. M. S. Pigmy came out of dock at Shanghai on the 2nd inst., and was coaled la await further orders. The demand for rice, especially for |apan,
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  • 1862 11 Monday, April 18th, 1898. Present His Honour the Officer Administering the Government (J. A. Swettenhatr, c.m.g.) The Hon. the Acting Col. Secretary (C. W. S. Kynnersley.) the Attorney-General (W. R. Collyer.) the Actg. Col. Treasurer (F. G. Penney.) the Auditor-General (E. C. Hill.) the Colonial Engineer (A. Murray.)
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  • 85 11 Iho floating dock tor Palo Way arrived from Sourabayathis morning, in tow bv the Dutch gunboat Edi and the cruder Atjeh. They were also accompanied by the cruiser Kcningin Emma der Nederlanden, which exchanged salutes with the fort on arrival, and the Government boat Zceding.
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  • 137 11 "Sleeping at thbjr Guirs." From letters to hand we {Hongkong Telegraph) hear that the British ships gathered at Cheiooa* the latter end of March were all on the qui viveiox war. None of the officers were aware who the enemy was or what all the trouble was
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  • 92 11 The S.C.C. Tennis Tournament was concluded last evening, when Linton, owe 3, beat Rainnie, owe 1, by 6 2, B—6, in the final of the A Singles. The list of winners is as follows Championship.— K. W. BraddeJl, 2 <api. Parsons. A Singles A. K. Linton, 2
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  • 52 11 It is announced that Prince Damrong will leave Bangkok for Singapore on the 1 8th instant in order to inspect the Siamese Malay States, beginning at Kedah and working gradually upward. He will be accompanied to Singapore by Phya Chow Boree, the new Siamese Minister Plenipotentiary
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  • 49 11 Information has been received at Hongkong corroborated hy Shanghai contemporaries, that tour of the British squadron, Undaunted, Powerful, Iphigenia and Pk<enix, several days after arrival at Chefoo were constantly cleared for action, their guns had their night sights in, and torpedo nets were down at nightfall.
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  • 20 11 For assaulting Warder Murriil a long sentence prisoner was to-day at the Police Couft sentenced to three Booths' liard labour.
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  • 62 11 A Shanghai special telegram to the Hongkong Daily Press dated iith April says "The Glenturret arrived with six cases of plague on board and has been sent into quarantine for ten days at the Red Buoy." The Glenturret Captain Webster, ai rived at Hongkong from London
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  • 127 12 "T HE BO Y- AH, W HERE HE? ihe genus '\m i:-c i>) net ds reforroing at Bangki as well a> t-lsewhere. A> itness this Ihe need of some system ol registrati servants is becoming mon and more pressing even day. A week or two ago Air. Kinch's b diszppeared
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  • 825 12 (From My Point of Vtew.J You are fourth on the list. There will be two Courts Sitting. You had better be there by 11.' Those were our instructions. We arrived How hideous it all looked And how empty Nobody seemed to know, nobody seemed to care.
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  • 970 12 War Imminent. Purchase en Another Transport. (China Mail.) Everything points to war between the United States and Spain. For weeks prepartions have been made for that event, and the prolonged stay of the American warships in the harbour indicates the policy to be pursued by the
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  • 75 12 RBIGN CAPITAI ADMITTED. I aw pleased io report (writes Tientsin correspondent to the Mei y) thai the Cliinese Governent i is a! last taken u[^ mining and other matters in earnest, nd i-.av. come to the conclusion to allow miiH to be v. rked on joint
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  • 95 12 We (H N. B. Herald 'j did not anticipate that British North Borneo would h^ure at the recent Coven t Garden Fancj Drtrss ball. Still less that its repr- sentaiive would take- the first prize. Such h wevrr was il r case The first gentleman's
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  • 502 12 Alleged Excessive Valuation. The case of Isaac Ellison v. the Straits Insurance Company came on for hearing before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones this morning. This was an action brought to recover §1,072 alleged to be due on a policy of marine insurance effected upon a shipment of
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  • 302 12 Flight from Manila. The mail steamer Leo XIII. which came in on Sunday from Manila, was crowded with Spanish passengers, including officials and their families, who wen leaving the Philippines in view of the critical state of affairs, caused by the recent fresh outbreak of the rebellion
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  • 41 12 l*uur Chinese were charged on remand to-day before Mr. Howard with assisting in carrying oq a wha way lottery, at Tiong Bahru on the 3rd instant. Son Che Seng and i Ah fong were fined floo <■;•( the othrr two beint; discharged.
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  • 164 12 Death 01 Mr. T. Mh.sk. The Siam Free Press (13th inst.; says We regret to record the death of \f r Thomas Milne, foreman carpenter ol Bangkok Dock Co.. which occurred f> morning at 7 o'clock. The deceased gei tleman had only arrived in Bangle >k days
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  • 124 12 COAL FOR THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON. The China GazetU of the 2nd inst Russian navy has settled for itearl) i Cardiff coil frooi Shanghai. Coal i v I Hriti* h fleet also active, lluree st amen a British, the others Japanese, have tered to carry coal from Shanghai up U I
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  • 52 12 Tin- annual report of this i liarii soci< ty shows tli it Sv; 4- w< n i lecte I the poor and S ss i expended ii m allowam i s and pro* isions For tin i ti Increase of §101 over the i* r
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  • 92 12 !i r pi ohcietu:) in the an f 1 F< llo« iiii» pi ips, I ita the cak KB gunboat lying n I Lankon had, her chain unshackled and her mchor s moreover ll*e same aixHior vas iffer< d i-.-Her Majest} s I onsulate at that port,
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  • 123 12 A distinguished Dutchman has passed auai the person of Mr. C.W.M. \"ar. de Veld many year? ago performed a Eeatuntqiu i He w;n first connected with the R"v,, :i Dutcl and afterwards found em^o>tfieni m graphical oflSce al Batavia. In 1851 h* 11 the task o> mapping
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  • 194 12 Mr. Elcum this morning I i In the event of hostilities, wl > v looked upou as j ;rt -t i\ certaii I Mail remarks, thai the American Manila will be placed in a position v grave danger, and the prospect >( caping appear? to \<-t\ remoti Rawson Walker. A
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  • 793 13 The Burial Ground Action. The Chief Justice gave judgment yesterday afternoon in the case of Sved Abdul Rahman bin Ally al Junied v. George f!'.\inu-ida, as follows 1 1 ptaintifl -eeks to recover possession of a piece of land ol about two acres in extent Mtuate B the
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  • 76 13 papei remarks: The delicacy of the draped the !eg-> of her piano in muslin appe ited to the local authorities o f the 1 lag« Diuxvertoo. Being persuaded xhibttk >? inderclothing hanging out to 1 pen pi-; have a demoralising effect ei sen who see it,
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  • 451 13 At 2.30 p.m. to-morrow there is an important sale of Crown land at Messrs. Powell Co.'s The homeward bound Spanish steamer Isla dc Pa nay was to leave Manila to-day, and is due here on the 24th instant. The P. O. Coy's 's.s. Chusan ttill be
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  • 245 13 It gold continues to How out of Japan at the present rate, there will <>»on be left not a single gold com in the coffers of the Nippon Ginko. Between October I, when the gold standard law became operative, and December 31. the silver yen and convertible
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  • 100 13 Peace and tranquility have nol yet been restored in Haiphong. Fearful of another and mote serious rising amongst the natives, the French authorities hav adopted measures to secure the safety of the cil). Ihev are prepared for attack should the nativeSj unfortunately, become belligerent. Sentries guard all
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  • 606 13 iNauEST To-day. The inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Gi Ah Chong, who was killed by electricity at Tanjong Pagar on the 16th inst., took place at the General Hospital this afternoon. Mr. Carver appeared to watch the proceedings on behalf of the Company. Chang
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  • 215 13 The French Na\ \i. Station. The Bay of Along with it.-- thousands 01 rocks, between which lies a labyrinth of channels and natural harbours, is, says the Aventr du Tonkin o r e ot the most singular places in the world. Apart from its southern sun, it completely
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  • 32 13 It is stated in Hongkong that H.M.S. Linnet commissions with the Peacock's crew, and proceeds south early next week destination unknown. We believe that will be to relieve the Swift at Labuan
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  • 126 13 New York, March uth.-The World* i Madrid cable says The Madrid Corre^pondencia prints to night the following telegr.im from Merlin, received late this afteruoo 1 I know from a sure source that last night at a family dinner party in the palace, at which was pn <-■
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  • 181 13 A .Madrid telegram oi the $rd M irch published in the American paper-, reads as follows j)iiblic is much exercised over the r<_po:t oi the presence of a squadron of United Vites wars] ips at Hongkong. 1; is presumed that the vessels intend to threaten Manil i,
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  • 57 13 Prince Henry left Hongkong for Shanghai on the 13th in the Gefion. The Deutschland was to accompany him out oi the harbour and then return to dock, as the extensive repairs which she lias been undergoing ar>- not yet completed. His Royal Highness during bis stay
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  • 173 13 Disloyalty to the Dyvhstv. Widpsprbad Seditions. Plots in the Palace. (Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) Shanghai. April 12th. The disquietude throughout the Vangtse alley is now most alarming. There is growing dangei of disruption, the Central Provinces threatening to def\ the discredited Peking Government. There is also a
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  • 98 13 1 he question ot Protection is A thin^ abstruse and funny, Are not decided, quite. (Who work f (i< two per cent And when, the French in Sa g That ever passed thereor And carefully i nsidered eai Would think our Dutchmen tieighi o irs, Accept- the preferred hand.
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  • 1361 14 (Spectator.) Congress, without a dissentient voice, has voted the Executive a sum of £10,000, ooj to be spent in defensive preparations, naval and military. The scene in the Senate was most impressive. The vote was given in complete silence, and the whole proceedings did not
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  • 113 14 I ;i consequence oi rej orts as to plague attacking Europeans and foreigners, a reporter of this paper (Hongkong Telegraph) called on Dr. Clark, Medical Officer 01 Health, today (j-'th) and was nformed by that gentleman thai two male children of an English family, one aged 20
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  • 527 14 C HE ANG HONG LIM'S ESTATE. A QUBS riON OF J 1 RISDICTION. An action was heard before ?vlr Justice Hyndman J mes this morning for the administration of the estate of the late Cheang Hong Lim Mr. Joaquim appeared for the ex cutriXj and M < ssrs. Napu r,
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  • 79 14 The board of directors of the North German Lloyd Company decided at their sitting on March 24th (says Reuier's Bremen correspondent) to establish, besides the line of Imperial mail steamers to East Asia, a line of cargo stamers to ply between Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Eastern Asiatic ports. For
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  • 569 14 The course proper was thrown open this morning, and, being Wednesday, fast work was the order of the morning. Calder was first out on Vanitas, followed by Wall on Blazen. The Derby horse took matters easily, and the other was cantered twice, finishing steady. Phil (Hiscutt)
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  • 254 14 Ihe s.s. Chelydra having left Hongkong on Saturday last, the 16th instant, should be here on Friday next, the 22nd. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Miike Mam left Hongkong on the afternoon of the 19th instant and is due here either on the 24th or 25th at the latest. She
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  • 426 14 Carlos (Don), Duke of Madrid (Carlos Maria de los Dolores Juan Isidoro Josef Francesco fW. rino Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael), who claim to be the legitimate King of Spain by the tni< Charles VII., was born March 30, 1848. H father, Don Juan, was the brother of IX
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  • 236 14 This ifternoon, mion Mr. W five Chinese m ere tha g C3 usi ßg mi -chie F i' -jetting 1 ■6, M^h i i on Ja y with iulcut to < ittse tl lesti !>':; ling Lhrec of the pri* bar*** d with aiding r
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  • 71 14 The P. «>2'/ Timi< says: -Tin- official tn^nt leasing Port inhurto Russui Na* Kiim»j refusal Ist :..-ch his si w ilure to th< menf and resigned lits po^i rather than tl i ■->■ Htin^-cii.i! i-.^s been to Councfl >• is :>!ace. it u l^ i >w'\ reported ;u
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  • 104 14 The things oi iliis w<>Nd are not ilways equitably distributed. The report oi vbe annual official visit to the Inland oi I rt-un d'Acunha states that the colony now consists of i^hteen men, nineteen women, fifteen boys, and twelve girls, and that chief want <>f th- islanders
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  • 1869 15 Notwithstanding the almost superhuman eftorts of the Spanish authorities in the Philippine s to prevent the facts leaking out. it is evident beyond all doubt, that the present state oi the country is far more 9 nous than ever it has been before. The late rebellion was
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  • 270 15 The Hongkong Telegraph ha? a very serious thing tu say in speaking of the Annual Victoria Recreation Ciub Athletic Sports, and a diminution in the entries for the various events One reason Foi the falling-off in the entries is. we are credibly informed, .1 deplorable increase in disease
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  • 86 15 (Corrected up to April 20 On London. Bank 4 m/ S demand [/ro| Private credits 3 m/s., i/ij documents 3 m/s 1/1 1 credits o m/s i ll i France, demand 237 Private 3 m/s 243 Germany, demand 192 Private 3 m/s 196A India, T. T. 140' Hongkong, demand
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  • 96 15 (April 20 i $3962! Gambier..., 5.55 do. Cube No. 1 8.15 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 22. do. White, (Fair L/W=s%) 38. Nutmegs lies to the lb.) 78. Mace (Banda) 75." Cloves (Amboina) i/-5 Liberian Coffee 17. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 4.30 do. do iiake (do. do.) 4.35 do.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 98 15 BRI! ISH ":~v. A STEAM NAVT -ATIOW CO., LXMITKL,. .NANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA, ;i the Company's steamers is intended to ai.jonp Pagar Wharf ever>' week. ■a -ngers and Cargo are booked by the above 3 imers through rates to all ports in India and lon a*so to East African Ports, Mauritius
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    • 568 15 Raffles Hotel. PATRONIZED by Royalty, Noblity and Distinguished Personages, including H. R. K. Prince Dararong. H. R. H. Pr nee Se aster His Grace The Duke of Newcastle The Right Hon'bi^The Ear! or Dysart Lord and Lady Braye. Lord D'rmer. Lord Cecil Lord Valietort. Majcr General Sir HenryCollert, K.C.R Sir
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    • 72 16 WAR AT HAND. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADOPTS REPORT. SENATE TO VOTE TO-MORROW, (REPORTED MEDIATION BY EUROPEAN POWERS. The House of Representatives at Washington hns passed a resolution adopting the report of the Foreign Committee by a majority of }22 voles to 19, War is
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    • 65 16 DECLARATION BY CONGRESS COMMITTEES. SPAIN REQUIRED TO LEAVE CUBA. PRESIDENT TO EMPLOY ALL POWERS. The Committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate have reported in favour of immediately requesting Spain to withdraw from Cuba, and instructing the President to use the forces
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    • 233 16 FH SPANISH MINISTER AT ASHINGTON TO BE WITHDR WN. Spain's Fleet Increased by Public Contribution he Queen-Regent Gives Nearly recall of the representative of Spain from Washington immediately the President sanctions the resoluti i- of Conpress. The Spanish Government has opened a rational subscription to increase the
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    • 64 16 fhe American Naval Department has decided to purchase tin- American Transathnti liners S f Pan! and St. Louis as auxiliary cruisers. A C\RLIST MANIFESTO. eclaration of Warlike Policy. Possible Revolution Don Carlos, lh< Spanish Pretender, has issued a manifest' saving that it the Spanish Government will :i;)t
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    • 73 16 THE RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS. A Partial Agreement. The Two Houses to Sit in Conference, The House of Rep res- utativesat Wash- ington has accepted the amended resolutions of the Senate, but has eliminated the part referring to the recognition of the Cuban Republic. The Senate
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    • 163 16 THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. THE CONGRESS CONFERENCE AGREES. PRESIDENT SIGNS TO-MORROW. THREE DAY'S GRACE BEFORE ULTIMATUM. NATIONAL AMERICAN WAR FORCE. AT.L ABLE-BODIED MEN THRSE YEARS' SERVCE. The American House of Representatives and the Senate, sitting in joint conference, have agreed to the Senate's resolution omitting the
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  • 5 16 APRIL 20th, 1898.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 440 16 CLEARANCES. April 20. Clio, Brit, str., Whyte, i'or P. Brandan. Ban Whatt Hin, Brit, str., Olsen, lor Billiton and Pontianak. Sultan, Brit, str., Chopard, for Bengkalis and Bagan. Malacca, Brit, str., Daly, tor Teluk Anson, via ports. Pakan, Brii. Heslop, for K. Seiangor, via Kian Ann, Brit, sir., Casey, for
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    • 759 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Men -of- Wai Flags and Tons Commanders Arrived From Fo:. Wiec Atjbh Dut. cruiser qq6 Volckc April [9 Sourab iya Edj Dut. gun boat 234 Toorn April 19 Sourabaya I'. \V.. Koningin Emma Dut. cruiser 996 eckel Vpril [9 Sourabaya IV&3 Plovek Brit, cruiser [200 die Horsey
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    • 346 16 Passengers Arrived. Per Sumatra Mr. H. Meyer, Mr. and N i' I \rits, Mr. Kuyter, Mr. J. Pelersen, Mr. <■-' per Lalpoora r ?rs Keardon and children, ill Mr. D'Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Lvtham and child Mr. and Mrs. Koek. Mr. W. Shuttlewordi M Ci. Patterson, Mr. ri. J. Wicks,
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